The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-12
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief agraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
The Turn Verein will hold its annual
picnic at Greenwich Park July {.
There were two arrests by the police yes
terday for cIusing and one for drunkenness
and clrsing.
Isaac jackson, forally inclined negro,
was arrested last night by Officer Neve for
stealing flowers from q State street garden.
The st. John the Baptist T. A. B. Society
will give its annual picnic for the benefit of
the orphan boys at Washington, at Mont
gomery next Thursday
A sailboat was capsized in the river oppo-
site the city yesterday and its occupants, a
number of negroes, were precipitated into
the water. They were all rescued, however,
but rather dampened in appearance.
There were 35 deaths in the city last week
according to the Health Officers report--l4
Of white people and p of colored. There
were 20 deaths of children under ) years Of
age. The annual ratio per 1000 for the week
was 27,2 for whites and SIS for colored.
The Telephone Exchange has added to its
lists No. 279, NJ. S. Belknap's residence, No.
80 Hall street; No 324 bearing & Hull, in
Companys building; and No. 66. w. l..
Bishop, manager Telephone Exchange, resi-
dence Montgomery.
The Atlanta train that should have ar
rived here at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
was three hours behind time. A freight
jumped the track at Toomsboro. and the
passenger was delayed until it could be got
back on the rails. The accident was not
serious.
Next Thursday will be the Savannah
Yacht Clubs Ladies Day. Yachts of the
first and second class will race from the
Club House to a stake boat at the mouth OF
Herb river and back and repeat. The prizes
VIII be silver cup for each class In the
evening the club grounds will be Illuminated
and hop will be given in the Club House,
The sanitary inspectors completed yester-
day the distribution in their districts of cir
cular copies of the ordinance in regard to
the collection Of garbage. A printed copy
of the ordinance has been placed in every
house in the city, SO that there need be no
plea or ignorance on the part of those who
may be arraigned for violating its provis-
ions.
The paving of Bay street between the
Ogeechee canal and Farm street with gray
wacke stone has just been completed. The
roadway has heretofore been covered with
plank, and the change to graywacke afford
ing solid pavement through to the canal
bridge, is an Improvement the necessity of
which the Street and Lane Committee has
recognized for some time, but which until
now it has been unable to secure.
The Savannah Cadets will hold their an
nual target shoot at Greenwich Park to-
morrow afternoon. The company will go
out on the $50 o'clock car from West Broad
street. Prizes will be given to the best shots
in three classes OF uniformed men. A prize
will also be contended for by ununiformed
pay and honorary members. After the in
dlvidual contests the company will be exer-
cised in skirmish and platoon firing
The terms of the race between the Yachts
Jennie s. and the Zinga have not yet been
settled, but it is more than probable that a
race viii take place. Mr.. Demere, owner
of the Jennie S., wishes to have race to
windward, but the Zinga wants the course
to be from Turner's Rock around the black
buoy and back TO Bilbo Point. To this Mr.
Demere will probably consent after he re-
ceives his new mast, and there is not much
likelihood Of the race being sailed until that
time